Migrating from Wow to Swtor.. I need a lot of advise

Hello,
I have been playing WoW since early BC, and while I have taken extended breaks throughout its release until today I always end up going back to it because I get bored of other games. When swtor came out I was very excited and pre-ordered the game, I got up to level 10 and got a little stumped on some quests. So I created a different class and played that up to 6-7, then I went back to my Sith Warrior. I got him up to level 16-17 where I finally just could not do it anymore, I wanted the actual storyline instead of doing all these filler quests so I could continue with the main storyline. So I left the game and returned to wow, now almost a year later I am tired and burnt out on WoW I no longer raid and only do RBGS. While I am not trying to inflame a war here between Wow vs Swtor.. I want recommendations on what I could do to enjoy my 2nd go with Swtor. For those who have played both games, could you give me some tips on a class I may enjoy leveling, and in the end pvp with? I have played my Death Knight since Wotlk, and Warrior. I am almost always a Tank and take on the leadership role. Also any advise on what I should be doing at certain levels would be much appreciated, for ex if I was going to help someone to level in wow i would of told them to make sure at X level to get dual spec/mounts/glyphs or certain buffs that increase the Xp gained etc. Thank you for anyone who helps me out after reading this wall of text!

Granted I quit some time ago, when I'd level an alt I'd just do the main story and, if I was too far under the next part, I'd just PvP to fill the gaps. The XP was quite nice and didn't seem to take an excessive number to progress.

Originally Posted by Sarcasm

It's not that drugs are for people who can't handle reality. Reality is for people who can't handle drugs.

If you are going to start swtor I would do the following:
Make a f2p account
Buy 5+ dollars worth of cartel coins (Your account will now be "Preferred" with 4 action bars)
Make a character that can fill a healing or tanking role (You can do infinite flash points (instances) a week, but your rolls are limited on the last boss)
Flash points, bonus quests, bonus series, and selling low level mats on the GTN (auction house) will make your life extremely easy.
Choose Bio-analysis and Scavenging for leveling. Gather everything you see and sell stacks of them on the GTN.
Your credit cap is 350k, you will probably hit around level 20 or 25 if you are diligent with your GTN sales.
Use your extra credits to buy "unlocks" and "authorizations" such as "hide helm", "unify color", "equip epics", ect.
Continue this pattern to 50 and you will most likely have a complete account with a few "pvp weeks" stored up.
If there is an unlock that you want/need that isn't on the GTN, try trade chat.

I still own the account I bought a year ago, I activated like 3 months ago and then let the sub run out cus I never played it

---------- Post added 2012-12-06 at 05:02 PM ----------

Originally Posted by hk-51

If you are going to start swtor I would do the following:
Make a f2p account
Buy 5+ dollars worth of cartel coins (Your account will now be "Preferred" with 4 action bars)
Make a character that can fill a healing or tanking role (You can do infinite flash points (instances) a week, but your rolls are limited on the last boss)
Flash points, bonus quests, bonus series, and selling low level mats on the GTN (auction house) will make your life extremely easy.
Choose Bio-analysis and Scavenging for leveling. Gather everything you see and sell stacks of them on the GTN.
Your credit cap is 350k, you will probably hit around level 20 or 25 if you are diligent with your GTN sales.
Use your extra credits to buy "unlocks" and "authorizations" such as "hide helm", "unify color", "equip epics", ect.
Continue this pattern to 50 and you will most likely have a complete account with a few "pvp weeks" stored up.
If there is an unlock that you want/need that isn't on the GTN, try trade chat.

Thank you for all your tips, I will reference this post. Also if I already had an account that HAD a sub on it, do I still need to buy coins?

---------- Post added 2012-12-06 at 05:03 PM ----------

Originally Posted by Leadsop

Jedi Shadow tanking is most comparable to Death Knight tanking.

Jedi Guardian is more like Warrior tanking.

We also have the ranged tank in SWTOR, with the Vanguard Trooper class, which a lot of people really enjoy (and does a great job all the way through Nightmare mode endgame ops).

Do everything HK said, except your account should already be preferred so you won't need to spend any money upfront. Also, you will most likely want to be playing a Warrior/Knight in their tanking capacities. You may like the other tanks, but those are the closest to the playstyle. Nothing in this game is really comparable to a DK. Maybe Consular/Shadow, whatever....but it just doesn't feel the same to me.

Meanwhile, sorc/sages are kiting knights and warriors down with 21 second dots that slow and cleansing any slow the warrior/knight throws at them. Unless they are tanks. In which case they just kind of knock them back first, then cleanse, then kite.

Also, with the LFG feature, you will be able to level through dungeons as a tank whenever you want to skip the filler content. Smuggler and Agent are the only classes without a tank spec option (just healer and dps).

Because I do not enjoy what WoW has become, there is no uniqueness to classes anymore. Gone are the days where, DK's were the tanks for Caster bosses, Druid/Warrior for the bosses that do lots of melee dmg. Or a druid/priest for aoe healing and the paladin the strong single target healer, or the pure dps classes beating the hybrids.. bassically every expansion has recycled other classes abilities with a new name and anymation.. but in the end its the same.

Oh, btw, while playing empire, make sure you choose dark side options during conversations, like everyone else in the group, or you will be called gay and republic pussy. I'm not trolling, I'm serious, don't go against the flow.